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Sam Thistleton - piano

Sam began studying piano under John Gough at the Junior Royal College of Music, where he was one of four people in the UK to receive the ABRSM scholarship. He has worked as a concert pianist, accompanist and teacher, performing a wide range of concert hall music, from Bach through Beethoven and Rachmaninov to Ligeti, giving concerts and masterclass tours around the world and as far afield as India. He has also performed chamber music including duo/duet and piano trio/quintet work and featured on several classical CDs. He also plays cello as a second study, and led the cello section in the Merseyside Youth Orchestra from a young age.

Sam teaching in India


Click below to hear Sam playing
Rachmaninov - Prelude in G Minor
Schumann - Traumerei (Dreaming)

Maria Shepherd - piano

Maria was born in Ukraine and has been a piano teacher and accompanist for over 15 years since obtaining an honours specialist diploma in teaching and accompaniment. Whilst at The University of Sheffield, where she obtained a BMus upper second class degree, Maria studied piano with Benjamin Frith and piano accompaniment with Peter Hill, and was awarded the Julian Payne Prize for the best recital. Maria has performed recitals in the UK and is also a permanent rehearsal pianist for Sing Live.



 

Click below to hear Maria play Robert Schumann's Grand Sonata Op.11 in F sharp minor
Excerpt from the 2nd Movement
Excerpt from the 4th Movement

Emilie Green - violin, voice/singing

Emilie has studied music from the age of four, starting with the piano, and then progressing to violin and voice. She currently plays in the Sheffield University Symphony Orchestra, and has previously played in and led numerous other orchestras around the country. She has also performed solo on several occasions, and enjoys a mix of classical and alternative music. She particularly enjoys playing a variety of music including classical, folk, celtic and pop. She has performed in many productions vocally, including taking the lead part in the opera Dido & Aeneas, and has recorded numerous CDs with various choirs.
Lucy Revis - cello

Lucy began studying the cello at the age of eight. After joining her local music service and gaining a scholarship, she was given great opportunities to travel Europe frequently and perform in the UK's finest concert halls including the Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall and the Festival Hall. She regularly plays throughout the UK and Europe in various orchestras and ensembles. Lucy has entered and won many national and worldwide competitions and festivals, not only for cello, but also for saxophone and clarinet, in various ensembles and as a soloist. Lucy's interests do not only lie within the sphere of classical music, but with popular music too, as she often writes and records string music for popular acts.








   
 
     
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